Kangle Chicken

Kangle Chicken

　　【Main Production Areas and Distribution】 The central production areas are towns such as Kangle, E'feng, Zhutan, Huangmao, Mabu, Sanxing, and Shuangqiao in Wanzai County, distributed across nearby cities (counties) including Shanggao, Yifeng, Tonggu, Yuanzhou, Zhangshu in Wanzai County, and Liuyang in Hunan Province.

　　【Formation History】 Kangle Chicken has a long history of breeding. In the first year of the Taoyuan era (376) during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Emperor Xiaowu designated the local chickens as tribute. Breeders in the region selected birds based on the “three yellows” and large body size, eventually developing the Kangle Chicken through long-term selective breeding.

　　【Skin Color】 Yellow

　　【Comb Color】 Single comb, upright, with 8–11 comb teeth, red in color

　　【Body Characteristics】 Roosters have a robust and tall body frame, with feathers, heads held high, and tails curled upwards in a U-shape. Hens have saddle-shaped heads, backs, and tails, with slightly upturned tails resembling a Buddha’s hand.

　　【Other Characteristics】 Beak slightly curved, yellow in color. Earlobes long and thin, red. Shanks are yellow.